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Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw

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"As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice "Footsie" Britt, a former professional football player, became the first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy. In the campaign to liberate Europe, each would gain the ultimate accolade, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tapping into personal interviews and a wealth of primary source material, Alex Kershaw has delivered his most gripping account yet of American courage, spanning more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat, from the deserts of North Africa to the dark heart of Nazi Germany. Once the guns fell silent, these four exceptional warriors would discover just how heavy the Medal of Honor could be-and how great the expectations associated with it. Having survived against all odds, who among them would finally find peace?"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
x, 351 pages
Contents
  • The Mediterranean
  • Baptism of fire
  • Sicily
  • Mud, mules and mountains
  • Bloody ridge
  • Naples
  • The agony of Anzio
  • Breakout
  • France
  • La belle France
  • Blitzkrieg in Provence
  • The quarry
  • The frozen crust
  • At all costs
  • Germany
  • "Murphy crowds Britt"
  • "The heart of darkness"-- Peace
  • No peace within
  • Coming home
Isbn
9780593183748
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Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II
Title
Against all odds
Title remainder
a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II
Statement of responsibility
Alex Kershaw
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice "Footsie" Britt, a former professional football player, became the first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy. In the campaign to liberate Europe, each would gain the ultimate accolade, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tapping into personal interviews and a wealth of primary source material, Alex Kershaw has delivered his most gripping account yet of American courage, spanning more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat, from the deserts of North Africa to the dark heart of Nazi Germany. Once the guns fell silent, these four exceptional warriors would discover just how heavy the Medal of Honor could be-and how great the expectations associated with it. Having survived against all odds, who among them would finally find peace?"--
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collective biography
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Kershaw, Alex
Dewey number
940.54/8173
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
D769.31 30th
LC item number
.K37 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • United States
  • Soldiers
  • Medal of Honor
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
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adult
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Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-338) and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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Contents
The Mediterranean -- Baptism of fire -- Sicily -- Mud, mules and mountains -- Bloody ridge -- Naples -- The agony of Anzio -- Breakout -- France -- La belle France -- Blitzkrieg in Provence -- The quarry -- The frozen crust -- At all costs -- Germany -- "Murphy crowds Britt" -- "The heart of darkness"-- Peace -- No peace within -- Coming home
Control code
2021035935
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
x, 351 pages
Isbn
9780593183748
Lccn
2021035935
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II, Alex Kershaw
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-338) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Mediterranean -- Baptism of fire -- Sicily -- Mud, mules and mountains -- Bloody ridge -- Naples -- The agony of Anzio -- Breakout -- France -- La belle France -- Blitzkrieg in Provence -- The quarry -- The frozen crust -- At all costs -- Germany -- "Murphy crowds Britt" -- "The heart of darkness"-- Peace -- No peace within -- Coming home
Control code
2021035935
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
x, 351 pages
Isbn
9780593183748
Lccn
2021035935
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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